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Johnny Kennedy
DALLAS — Johnny Kennedy, 44, 1021 Alexis-High Shoals Road, died July 28, 1999, at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Baltimore, son of the late Thomas Kennedy and Emma Lee Skelton, construction worker. SURVIVORS: Grandmother, Virginia Thompson, of the home; brother, Remus Skelton, Hawthorne, Calif.; grandfather, Roland Moore, Dallas; great aunt, Annie Mae Bynum, Iron Station, aunts, uncles, cousins FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, Ebony and White’s Funeral Service, Rev. Willie Easter VISITATION: 30 minutes before service, funeral home BURIAL: Fancy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Benjamin A. Brackett Sr.
GASTONIA — Benjamin Anderson Brackett Sr., 84, died July 30, 1999. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Robert G. and Mattie Queen Brackett Sr., brother of the late Louise and Janie Brackett, preceded in death by brothers Ross O. Brackett Sr. and Robert G. Brackett Jr., retired from Roosevelt Tire Co. where he was the service manager, member Firestone Wesleyan Church, charter member of the Gaston Lifesaving Crew. SURVIVORS: Wife of 51 years, Bertie Thompson Brackett; daughter, Carol Brackett, Mount Holly; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin A. and Charlotte Brackett Jr., Gastonia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Alpha B. Kennedy, Ocala, Fla., Violet and Jewel Lynn, Dorothy Coleman, Gastonia, Rebecca and David Seymour, Dallas; brothers and sisters-in-law, William R. Brackett, Sun City, Calif., John H. and Loretta Brackett, Huntsville, Ala., James and Freda Brackett, Marion, Ind.; special friend, Bob Smith, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins FUNERAL: 11 a.m., Monday, Ward Funeral Home, Rev. Roger Brackett Jr. BURIAL: Hollywood cemetery VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home MEMORIALS: Belmont Community Organization, P.O. Box 1248, Belmont 28012
Linda J. Evans
BESSEMER CITY — Linda Jones Evans, 47, 222 E. Boston Ave., died July 29, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Darlington County, S.C., daughter of the late Claude and Pearlie Warren Jones Sr., attended King James Baptist Church, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Eugene Evans; son, Charlie W. Hopkins III, Bessemer City; daughter, Virginia Hopkins, Gastonia; brother Claude Jones, Jr., Darlington; sister, Catherine Tatlock, Darlington; grandchildren, Ashley Medlin and Jonathon Mayoral, nieces and nephews. FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Monday, Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Drs. H. Michael Keough and Rocky A. Hamrick BURIAL: Westview Gardens VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home PALLBEARERS: Ronnie Brown, Jim Dyer, Charlie Hopkins, Moses Mayoral, Darl and Tim Evans
Lucille P. Hopper
BELMONT — Lucille Pearson Hopper, 83, 321 E. Catawba St. died July 31, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Fred June and Unie Weaver Pearson, homemaker, member Park Street United Methodist Church. SURVIVORS: Husband, Buford Allen Hopper; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley Hopper and Leonard Laye, Charlotte; sisters, Selma Blanton, Pearl Harrill, Shelby, Louise Mull, Belmont, Sara Blanton, Mount Holly; grandchildren, Scott and Larry Laye, Belmont; great-grandchildren, Alissa, Ashley, Jacob and Emily Laye, Belmont. FUNERAL: 2 p.m., Monday, Park Street United Methodist Church, Rev. Robert Dodd BURIAL: Sharon United Methodist Church, Boiling Springs VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont
Alene C. Moten
GASTONIA — Alene Capps Moten, 88, 4900 Union Road, died July 30, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Walter Grier and Fannie Wooten Capps, wife of the late Hoyle Moten, lifelong member of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, retired from Stowe Threads. SURVIVORS: Sister, Clara C. Moten, Gastonia, nieces and nephews FUNERAL: 3 p.m., today, Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Rev. Richard Brown BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: One hour before service, church, other times at the home of Clara Moten, 4812 Union Road, Gastonia MEMORIALS: Sandy Plains Baptist Church, 4816 Union Road, Gastonia, 28056 ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
William T. Hamilton
STANLEY — William Torrence Hamilton, 87, 514 Old Mount Holly Road, formerly of 211 Sloan St., Belmont, died July 29, 1999, at Stanley Total Living Center. He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late William Preston and Senia Laura Thomas Hamilton, member of East Belmont Baptist Church, retired yarn handler from Piedmont Processing Co. SURVIVORS: Wife, Audrey Mae Burns Hamilton; brother, Columbus Hamilton, Greensboro; nieces and nephews FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, East Belmont Baptist Church, Rev. Raymond White BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont PALLBEARERS: Richard Cherry, Buddy Kuykendall, Don Muse, Don Michael, Dean McCarn, Bill McCumbee, Leroy Young and Nathan Bowden VISITATION: One hour before service, church ARRANGEMENTS: McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont
Vicki Zeigler Freeman
BELMONT — Vicki Beth Zeigler Freeman, 50, 113 Pratt St., died July 30, 1999 at Carolinas Medical Center. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Branson Edinger Zeigler, she was a gemologist with Lyons Limited in Charlotte, member All Saints Episcopal Church, hospice volunteer, participant in American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, founder of Angels Against Cancer. SURVIVORS: Husband, Thomas Vance Freeman; son, William Edmond Robinson III, Gastonia; daughter, Yetta Marie Robinson, Charlotte; mother, Fannie Bradley Zeigler, Gastonia; stepson, Michael Thomas Freeman, Gastonia; stepdaughters, Dana Freeman Nelson, Clinton, Ind., Elizabeth Ann Freeman, Gastonia; brothers, Branson E. Zeigler Jr., Belmont, Larry Zeigler, Gastonia, David Bradley Zeigler, Wake Forest; sister Dorothy Zeigler Scher, Gastonia, two grandchildren, six nephews, four nieces FUNERAL: 10 a.m., Monday, All Saints Episcopal Church, Revs. Houston Matthews and Roy Dedrick BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: 6:30-8:30 tonight at the church’s Robin Johnson Center PALLBEARERS: Chris, Robbie, and Jason Zeigler, Mike Freeman, Eddie Robinson, Scott Maxwell MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte 28202 or Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053 ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home
Nell Hardesty
MOUNT HOLLY — Nell Hardesty, 75, 1046 Hoover St., died July 31, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Eunice H. Buchanan
GASTONIA — Eunice Holcomb Buchanan, 89, 119 Davis Park Road, died July 30, 1999 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County, daughter of the late John and Mattie Mathis Holcomb, wife of the late Daniel L. Buchanan, member Calvary Baptist Church, spinner in the textile industry. SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert G. Buchanan, Belmont, Jimmie R. Buchanan, Kings Mountain; daughter, Ruby Self, Gastonia; brothers, J.E. and Odell Holcomb, Gastonia; sister, Ruth Henderson, Gastonia, nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren, four step-great-great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m., Monday, Colonial Chapel of Carothers Funeral Home, Rev. Bruce Pittman BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: 7-8:30, tonight, funeral home
Evelyn ‘Mickie’ Earp
CHARLOTTE — Evelyn "Mickie" Earp, 75, died July 30, 1999 at home. She was a native of Charlotte, daughter of the late John Howard Payne and Grace Lee Orr Payne Sr., homemaker, worked at the information desk at the Charlotte Convention Center and Visitors Bureau, member Philadelphia Presbyterian Church and charter member/past president of the Ladies Auxillary of the VFW Post 4059 of Mint Hill. SURVIVORS: Husband of 59 years, Walter L. Earp; daughters and son-in-law, Gayle "Teddy Bear" Earp, Charlotte, Karen E. and Jeffrey Forbis, Clover, S.C.; granddaughter, Pamela F. Williams, Gastonia; brother, John Howard Payne Jr., Charlotte FUNERAL:11 a.m., Monday, McEwen Mint Hill Chapel, Rev. Ron Scott BURIAL: Sunset Memory Gardens VISITATION: 3-5 p.m., today, the funeral home MEMORIALS: Philadelphia Presbyterian Church building fund, P.O. Box 23150, Mint Hill, 28227 or the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, 28202 or Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, 28204
Essie Gillelan
DALLAS — "Lillian" Essie Lee Gillelan, 86, 306 S. Gaston St., formerly of Lander’s Chapel Road in Lincolnton, died July 30, 1999 at home. She was the daughter of the late John and Malvenie England Ramsey, preceded in death by her husband Carl William Gillelan, worked 20 years for Stowe Spinning in Belmont. SURVIVORS: Son, Ed Gillelan, Dallas; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 2 p.m., today, Hollybrook Cemetery, Revs. Tommy Johns and Tim Lawing MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28054 ARRANGEMENTS: Warlick Funeral Home
Lizzie Henderson
STANLEY — Lizzie Mae Mayes Henderson, 93, Stanley Total Living Center, died July 30, 1999, at home. She was a native of Caldwell County, daughter of the late Alfred and Lucy Curtis Mayes, wife of the late William Jesse Henderson, sister of the late Alice Benfield, Mary Leatherwood, Alma Britton, John and Bert Mayes, retired from Dunn Mill, member of First Church of the Nazarene. SURVIVORS: Sons and daughters-in-law, Arlan and Loretta Henderson, Bartlett, Ill., Al and Juanita Henderson, Dallas, Dick and Lois Henderson, Tom Henderson, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Boots and Tony LaRocca, Hurricane, W. Va., Wilma Whisnant, New Bern, Brenda and Roger Black, Dallas; sisters, Faye Yarborugh, Martha Miller, Gastonia, Bethia Kitsmiller, Kings Mountain, Juanita Ramsey, Lincolnton, 24 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Ward Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Albert Payne BURIAL: Armstrong Cemetery VISITATION: One hour before service, funeral home, other times at the home of Tom Henderson, 2239 Linda St., Gastonia MEMORIALS: First Church of the Nazarene, 1500 Linwood Road, Gastonia 28052
Jessie C. Thomas
GASTONIA — Jessie C. Thomas, 2601 Norman St., Woodard Heights Community, died July 31, 1999, at home. ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Perry Pendergrass
GASTONIA — Perry Pendergrass, 706 W. Harrison Ave., died July 31, 1999, at Wilkerson Care Center, Lowell. ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Virginia Meeks Leach
GASTONIA — Virginia Meeks Leach, 42, 910 Junius St., died July 28, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of York, S.C., daughter of the late Ernest and Ivey Meeks. SURVIVORS: Special friend, Ronald Bronison; sons, Tony, William and Willie Meeks, Christopher Leach, Gastonia; daughters, Shandra Meeks, Latoya, Shannon and Octavis Leach, Gastonia; sisters, Mattie S. Brantley, Mary Floyd, Odessa Griggs, Gastonia; brothers, Roscoe Meeks, Charlotte, Eddie, Charles, Johnny and Ernest Meeks, Gastonia; two grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Costner Funeral Home, Bishop David Dunlap BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park VISITATION: Thirty minutes prior to service, funeral home, other times at 700 W. 20th Ave., Gastonia
Jacqueline Webber Thomas
CHARLOTTE — Jacqueline Webber Thomas, 60, 1048 Mt. Kisco St., died July 29, 1999, at home. She was a native of Kings Mountain, daughter of the late Esper E. Webber, social worker and member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. SURVIVORS: Husband, Reuben Thomas Jr.; daughter, Simone J. Thomas, Charlotte; son, Chris Thomas, Charlotte; mother, Faye W. Webber, Kings Mountain; brothers, Winston A. and Francis L. Webber, Charlotte; father-in-law, Reuben Thomas Sr., Bessemer City; sisters-in-law, Shirley Richardson, Washington, D.C., Nancy Webber, Charlotte, two nieces, six nephews, other relatives and friends FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Edward Newberry BURIAL: Westview Gardens Cemetery, Bessemer City VISITATION: One hour before service, church, body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. ARRANGEMENTS: Costner Funeral Home
Steve D. Simpson
ALEXIS — Steve Devon Simpson, 47, died July 30, 1999, in Charlotte. He was a native of Monroe, son of the late Vergie Price Simpson, operations manager for Watkins Motor Lines with 25 years faithful service, U.S. Army veteran and member of Alexis Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Annette Richard Simpson; stepsons and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Angie Hannah, Kannapolis, Tim Richard, Stanley; brothers, Larry Simpson, Indian Trail, Johnny Simpson, Dunn, Carey Simpson, Charlotte; sisters, Linda S. Griffin, Matthews, Lucy S. Benton, Gastonia, Alice S. Britt, Cramerton, Reba S. Geiger, Merle S. Coffey, Charlotte; grandchildren, Julie, Devon and Jennifer Hannah, Kannapolis FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Alexis Baptist Church, Dr. Malcolm Ivey, Rev. Robert Gittens GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Price Cemetery, Friendly Baptist Church Road, Indian Trail VISITATION: 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
Charlie Wilkinson
CHARLOTTE — Charlie Ross Wilkinson, 81, 9829 Moore’s Chapel Road, died July 31, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital. He was a native of Charlotte, son of the late Mack Ransom Sr. and Ella Mae Clark Wilkinson, brother of the late Mack Wilkinson Jr., lifelong member and choir member of Moore’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Sunday school and fellowship class teacher, served on the church cemetery committee, founding member of West Mecklenburg Volunteer Fire Department, former chief of that department and was a current member of the department board of directors. SURVIVORS: Wife of 58 years, Millie Fisher Wilkinson; daughter and son-in-law, Lesa Wilkinson and Terry Houchins, Conway, S.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Donna Wilkinson, Stanley; sister-in-law, Ruby Wilkinson, Charlotte; grandchildren, Alicia Frisbee and Timothy Wilkinson; nephew, Dick Wilkinson, Charlotte; close relatives, Ernest C. and Mary Ann Todd, Charlotte FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday, Moore’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Rev. Sara Underwood BURIAL: Church cemetery VISITATION: 7 to 9 tonight, McLean-Bumgardner Funeral Home, Belmont MEMORIALS: Moore’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 10601 Moore’s Chapel Road, Charlotte 28214
Doris Oliver Short
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Doris Oliver Short, 84, 411 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, died July 31, 1999, at home. She was a native of Jefferson County, Ga., , daughter of the late C.R. and Lula Mae Tucker Oliver, wife of the late Sidney H. Short, great-grandmother of the late Jennifer Lasha Wright, homemaker, devoted last charter member of the Church of God in Kings Mountain, Family Worship Center Church of God. SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Short and James R. Wright, Kings Mountain; brothers, W.T. Oliver, Rock Hill, S.C., Donald Oliver, Charleston, S.C., Charles, Haywood and Elbert Oliver, Kings Mountain; sisters, Patricia Caison, Laurinburg, Eula Mae Cobb, Peggy Jackson, Kings Mountain FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Family Worship Center Church of God, Kings Mountain, Revs. Roger Woodard, James E. Allen, Kenneth Looney INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain VISITATION: 6 to 8:30 tonight, Family Worship Center Church of God MEMORIALS: Family Worship Center Church of God building fund, P.O. Box 462, Kings Mountain 28086 ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Louise R. Roach
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Louise R. Roach, 72, 1125 Smith St., died July 29, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill. She was a native of York County, daughter of the late Ralph and Janie Mae Thomasson Rankin, wife of the late William H. Roach, attended York County Schools, homemaker, attended Center Emmanuel AME Zion Church, former member of the trustee board, class leader, hymn choir member, hymn choir vice president, deaconess, member of the A.P. & B. Society, Emmanuel Lodge #15. SURVIVORS: Sons, Willie Marion Roach, Tirzah, S.C., Jerry Roach, Rock Hill; daughters, Pauline R. Moore, the home, Helen Ruth Geter, Beverly Dixon, Rock Hill, Doris Massey, Charlotte, Rev. Mary L. Adams, Fort Mill, S.C.; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rock Hill, Rev. Mary L. Adams BURIAL: Grand View Memorial Park VISITATION: Anytime at the home, body may be viewed today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home, York, will be placed in church one hour before service Monday
Annie Marie Knox
GASTONIA — Annie Marie Knox, 36, 308 W. Harrison St., died July 31, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. ARRANGEMENTS: Martin Funeral Home
Steve D. Simpson
ALEXIS — Steve Devon Simpson, 47, died July 30, 1999, in Charlotte. He was a native of Monroe, son of the late Vergie Price Simpson, operations manager for Watkins Motor Lines with 25 years faithful service, U.S. Army veteran and member of Alexis Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Annette Richard Simpson; stepsons and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Angie Hannah, Kannapolis, Tim Richard, Stanley; brothers, Larry Simpson, Indian Trail, Johnny Simpson, Dunn, Carey Simpson, Charlotte; sisters, Linda S. Griffin, Matthews, Lucy S. Benton, Gastonia, Alice S. Britt, Cramerton, Reba S. Geiger, Merle S. Coffey, Charlotte; grandchildren, Julie, Devon and Jennifer Hannah, Kannapolis FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Alexis Baptist Church, Dr. Malcolm Ivey, Rev. Robert Gittens GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Price Cemetery, Friendly Baptist Church Road, Indian Trail VISITATION: 7 to 9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Stanley MEMORIALS: Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte 28215
Doris Oliver Short
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Doris Oliver Short, 84, 411 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, died July 31, 1999, at home. She was a native of Jefferson County, Ga., daughter of the late C.R. and Lula Mae Tucker Oliver, wife of the late Sidney H. Short, great-grandmother of the late Jennifer Lasha Wright, homemaker, devoted last charter member of the Church of God in Kings Mountain, now the Family Worship Center Church of God. SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Short and James R. Wright, Kings Mountain; brothers, W.T. Oliver, Rock Hill, S.C., Donald Oliver, Charleston, S.C., Charles, Haywood and Elbert Oliver, Kings Mountain; sisters, Patricia Caison, Laurinburg, Eula Mae Cobb, Peggy Jackson, Kings Mountain; grandchildren and spouses, Larry and Roxanne Wright, Danny and Terrie Wright, Kathy Wright and Barney Smith, Kings Mountain; great-grandchildren, Heather and Christopher Wright, Michael, Ashley and Jamie Smith, 6 step-great-grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Family Worship Center Church of God, Kings Mountain, Revs. Roger Woodard, James E. Allen, Kenneth Looney INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain MEMORIALS: Family Worship Center Church of God building fund, P.O. Box 462, Kings Mountain 28086 ARRANGEMENTS: Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
Gloria Greenway
GASTONIA — Gloria Dean Holder Greenway, 66, 322 N. Poplar St., died Aug. 1, 1999, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late Harley and Martha Powell Holder, retired as housekeeper at Gaston Memorial Hospital. SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Edward Greenway; daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Bill Passmore, Myra and Alex Weaver, Patricia and Steve Griggs, Gastonia; son, Robert Greenway Jr., Gastonia; grandchildren, Michelle Passmore, Robert and Jay Griggs; great-grandchildren, Jordan Griggs, Kyle Arias, Hannah and Grace Scott; special friends, Willie Simmons, Margaret Fox; caregiver, Debra Leeper; special little friend, Antonio Caldwell GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Gaston Memorial Park, Revs. Mike Glover, Tommy McCarter VISITATION: Before and after the service, the home MEMORIALS: Charity of donor’s choice ARRANGEMENTS: Ward Funeral Home
Velma Linn Parker
GASTONIA – Velma Morrison Linn Parker, 93, 508 Davis Park Road, died July 31, 1999, at White Oaks Manor, Kings Mountain. She was a native of Southport, wife of the late Clifford Raymond Linn, Sr. and J. Vernon Parker, daughter of the late George W. and Callie Rowland Morrison, mother of the late Clifford Raymond Linn, Jr., homemaker, member of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer for 20 years, resident of Murphy for 40 years and resident of Gastonia for 25 years. SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Louise and M.D. Rabb, Gastonia, sons and daughters-in-law, James E. and Frankie Linn, Murphy, Bill D. and Janet Parker, Kings Mountain; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Peachtree Cemetery at Memorial Baptist Church in Murphy, Rev. Harold Stiles BURIAL: Peachtree Cemetery, Memorial Baptist Church VISITATION: 7 to 9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home; 7 to 9 Tuesday night, Townsend-Rose Funeral Home, Murphy; memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Rev. Jim Dumond MEMORIALS: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1915 South New Hope Road, Gastonia, 28054 ARRANGEMENTS: Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia
